This post was updated on Aug. 25 at 6:08 p.m. Police arrested a former UCLA personal assistant Thursday for embezzling about $80,000 from a bank account she was assigned to monitor for over a year. Casandra Carmen Jones, 51, was a hired as a doctor’s temporary personal assistant at the UCLA Department of Pathology and […]
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UC Board of Regents files lawsuit against Santa Monica business
The University of California Board of Regents filed a lawsuit against a small Santa Monica business last month, calling for the business to move a wall several inches off University property. UC officials filed the lawsuit after the University bought a building that shared a wall with Busy Bee Hardware, a block away from the […]
Metro bus crashes into tree, leaves five with minor injuries
A Metro bus crashed into a tree early Saturday in Westwood after the bus driver fainted, sending the driver and four passengers to local hospitals to be treated for minor injuries. The bus swerved off the street at 2:10 a.m. on Wilshire Boulevard between Westholme and Thayer avenues, and crashed into a tree, said Los […]
ASUCLA Finance Committee recap – Aug. 21
Members of the Associated Students UCLA Finance Committee and the Communications Board discussed the association’s finances and possible models for UCLA Student Media at their monthly meeting Friday. Budgets Merchandise and computer sales were higher than expected in August. Third-party vendors, especially in Ackerman Union, also did well this month. Three-fourths of restaurant sales in […]
Los Angeles City Council approves Mobility Plan 2035
The Los Angeles City Council approved the Mobility Plan 2035 Tuesday, which calls for hundreds of miles of bike lanes, bus-only lanes and well-maintained sidewalks throughout a car-centric city. While UCLA officials and bikers support the plan, some Westwood residents said they doubt the plan’s effectiveness and its concept of complete streets – streets that […]
LAPD searching for suspect for vandalizing car on Wilshire Boulevard
Police are searching for a man who jumped on top of another person’s car and damaged its wiper blades and rear view mirrors on Wilshire Boulevard Tuesday evening. The man got off his motorcycle and jumped on top of the car while at a red light about 7:30 p.m. on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard […]
City council approves mobility plan aimed at making LA less car-centric
The Los Angeles City Council voted 12-2 Tuesday to approve the L.A. Mobility Plan 2035, a 20-year transportation plan that aims to prioritize the safety of those who walk, bike and use public transit. Councilmembers will decide next month whether the proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane will remain a part of the plan, after the […]